Attorneys Lance Grady, Waukesha, and Dean Richards, Delafield, will be featured in a 30-second television pilot, scheduled to air in May, highlighting lawyers who demonstrate exemplary commitment to community or pro bono service.
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May TV pilot spotlights emergency rescue search and dive team
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Attorneys Lance Grady, Waukesha, and Dean Richards, Delafield, will
be featured in a 30-second television pilot, scheduled to air in May,
highlighting lawyers who demonstrate exemplary commitment to community
or pro bono service. They will be spotlighted for their involvement with
a local fire department, emergency medical team, and search and rescue
dive team.
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Second TV spotlight in May features attorneys Dean Richards
(top right) and Lance Grady (bottom right) for their involvement with
Delafield's fire department, emergency medical team, and search
and rescue dive team.
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Richards and Grady formed the Search and Rescue Dive Team for the
Town of Delafield and five surrounding communities in 1996 after several
drownings in local lakes. Grady is a lieutenant and emergency medical
technician for the Town of Delafield Fire Department and the Search and
Rescue Dive Team director. Richards is the chief of the Town of
Delafield Fire Department and a Search and Rescue Dive Team member.
Search and rescue efforts involve quickly gathering facts - such
as where the victim was last seen - from witnesses of possible
drowning victims, and then diving into dark lake waters with zero
visibility. During the winter months, water temperatures can be just
above freezing.
Together Richards and Grady have responded to more than 2,000 calls
for help since 1998, providing fire protection and emergency medical
services to nearly 8,000 residents living in a 22-square-mile area.
"Each time they answer a call they demonstrate selfless dedication,"
says Amy Westrup, a colleague of Richards. "They routinely put their
lives on the line for their neighbors and community. They do this
because they enjoy helping others, people in the community their
neighbors, their friends."
"Every time they respond to a call they are risking their lives,"
says Grady's colleague Sandy McGee. "They truly are heroes."
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